Feeling safe and secure about your online life, are you? That may change after you read the harrowing tale of a Wired reporter whose entire digital life was erased over the weekend -- and how you can avoid the same fate.

We’ve hear plenty of whining about the new iPad and have had some good-natured fun reporting about it, but it’s no laughing matter when your swanky new tablet can’t get a good Wi-Fi signal when you need it most. Judging from a leaked AppleCare document, there may be a fix: Replacement.

Apple finally uncaged OS X Lion in the Mac App Store on Wednesday, and as is typical with most new operating system releases, early adopters are already scratching their heads trying to work around some oddities introduced by the big cat. Here are a few suggestions for taming the new king of your Mac jungle.

Hey, there. There's no need to worry. That firewall won't keep you from FaceTiming with the love of your life. Apple has posted information on its support website with detailed instructions on how to get past this little roadblock. After all, nothing should keep lovers apart--isn't it already a battlefield?